villainess character and her minions, in full view of the audience, assembled several large pieces of armor into a giant warrior, which immediately began walking and wielding a sword even though the armor had no discernible human occupant. Song list Act I "It's About Magic" – Old Merlin, Young Merlin, Merlin, Philomena and Ensemble "I Can Make It Happen" – The Queen "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" – Ariadne "Something More" – Merlin and Ariadne "The Elements" – Merlin, Wizard and Ensemble "Fergus' Dilemma" – Prince Fergus and Ladies of the Court "Nobody Will Remember him" – The Queen and Wizard Act II "Put A Little Magic In Your Life" – Old Merlin, Merlin, Philomena and Ensemble "He Who Knows The Way" – Wizard "I Can Make It Happen" (Reprise) – The Queen "He Who Knows The Way" (Reprise) – Wizard "We Haven't Fought a Battle in Years" – Prince Fergus and Soldiers "Satan Rules" – The Queen "Nobody Will Remember Him" (Reprise) – The Queen "He Who Knows the Way" (Reprise) – Merlin, Wizard and Arthur Cast and characters The original Broadway cast and their respective roles: Doug Henning as Merlin Chita Rivera as The Queen George Lee Andrews as Old Merlin and Old Soldier Nathan Lane as Prince Fergus Edmund Lyndeck as The Wizard Michelle Nicastro as Ariadne Christian Slater as Young Merlin and Arthur Rebecca Wright as Philomena Critical reception Frank Rich of The New York Times wrote that the main draw of Merlin was Henning's "spectacular" illusions. Rich also found Theoni V. Aldredge's costumes to be "imaginative," albeit trying too hard to be like those in Cats and Star Wars at times. He panned the other aspects of the musical, particularly Henning's acting, singing and dancing. Overall, he felt that Merlin would have worked better as a magic show than as a musical. Awards and nominations Original Broadway production References External links Internet Broadway Database New York Times review, January 31, 1983 Time Magazine review, Feb. 07, 1983 1983 musicals Arthurian musical theatre Broadway musicals Works based on Merlin Original musicals